Being careful not to fly bleach from the balayage paddle, I paint long locks and cautiously watch over designer handbags as well dressed women converse with their stylists in the next station over.

Speckles of bleach rest dryly on the shimmering black cape while most of it is laying thickly on top of each hair section I select for a custom highlight application.  

I layer strands with clay based hair lightener, a modern form of bleach that creates a hard shell on the outside yet stays moist on the inside to allow hair to be freely painted. Unlike traditional powder bleach that swells and is more likely to cause bleeding, the clay stays right where I put it. I then saturate freely where light is desired. 

A freehand application is always custom, seemless and beautiful